Another day, another thunderstorm

[Ian Robinson]

Originally Posted by matt

Good luck on the water, Ian

Hope you nab a bag full.

One nice big one will do , squiddies are out of the freezer and thawing , will head in maybe in about an hour ...


edit .... mozzies are really biting out there tonight .... dammit .... time it took to put the rod on top the car I was getting eaten alive !!!! Good movie on NBN too .

Need more Aerogard .... wont be going tonight .... maybe the on New Year's Day , tide is later then anyway which is better.

Looked about while outside and putting the rod on the car , not any clouds , but looks very hazy right now , be very foggy later , not real flash for stargazing or imaging here in Gateshead tonight.

[matt]

Originally Posted by AlexN

I too am set up with high hopes of a clear night Matt.. Its looking ok my end (north)

Your cloud shot is nice too by the way...

Best of luck with the planetary imaging... (I'm pointing at saturn if the sky cooperates.)

Hmm.

I had a crack at Venus earlier tonight. The seeing was most craptabulous

I'm not going to pull a late niter/early morning...but I've got my fingers crossed for you Alex. I hope the seeing turns and you get something special

[AlexN]

Cheers mate... Though at this stage, Eta carine looks like its inside a bowl of jelly... Orion is nice and high, seeing looks good up there, but lower its not so great... Im having fun doing some observing for the first time in god knows how long... (11" really provides some enjoyment compared to the 8" newtonian.. )